Denver paramedic finds spiritual home after shooting at Jewish school

Justin Hovey, 35, poses for a portrait at Congregation Beth Evergreen in Evergreen, Colo., on Friday, June 30, 2023. The paramedic converted to Judaism after responding to the 2021 fatal shooting of Shmuel Silverberg. The tragic event prompted a change Hovey's life to pursue conversion. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post) — Justin Hovey, 35, poses for a portrait at Congregation Beth Evergreen in Evergreen, Colo., on Friday, June 30, 2023. The paramedic converted to Judaism after responding to the 2021 fatal shooting of Shmuel Silverberg. The tragic event prompted a change Hovey’s life to pursue conversion. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)

By Elise Schmelzer | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: July 4, 2023 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: July 4, 2023 at 6:03 AM MDT

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Justin Hovey had treated thousands of patients in his 12 years as a paramedic. But that night he sat alone in the ambulance bay and cried for 18-year-old Shmuel Silverberg. The shooting sparked a life-altering change in Hovey's life.

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After fatal shooting outside a Jewish school, a Denver paramedic finds a spiritual home

Shmuel Silverberg, 18, was shot and killed outside Yeshiva Toras Chaim nearly 2 years ago

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